IDF Chief of Staff Honors Intelligence Soldier Ignored Before Oct. 7
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Three years after the October 7 Hamas attack, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir honored Staff Sergeant "Vav," an intelligence soldier whose prior warnings about the invasion were ignored. "Vav" had alerted her superiors to Hamas's invasion plans and training multiple times before the attack. Despite her urgent warnings, senior intelligence officers dismissed the threat. The October 7 attack resulted in 1,200 deaths and 251 hostages.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir honored intelligence soldier "Vav" for ignored Oct. 7 warnings.
- Staff Sergeant "Vav" repeatedly warned of Hamas's invasion plans before October 7, 2023.
- Her unit reported Hamas training for an invasion on September 19, 2023.
- Senior Gaza Division intelligence officers dismissed "Vav's" urgent warnings.
- The October 7 attack killed 1,200 and took 251 hostages.
- Zamir called "Vav" a "shining example of intellectual courage and professionalism."
Three years after the Hamas attack on October 7, the Chief of Staff of the IDF, Eyal Zamir, has honored an intelligence soldier whose warnings about an impending invasion were previously disregarded. The soldier, identified only as Staff Sergeant "Vav" from the 8200 electronic intelligence unit, had repeatedly alerted her superiors to Hamas's specific plans for a large-scale assault on Israel well before October 7, 2023. On September 19, her unit prepared a report detailing Hamas militants training for an invasion. In the days leading up to the attack, "Vav" sent a final, urgent message to officers, stating, "The sword is approaching" and urging them to "warn the people" before it was too late. She concluded the message with a biblical reference, comparing it to a "shofar's blast" because the "sword is approaching" and it was time to "warn the people." Despite these warnings, senior officers in the Gaza Division's intelligence branch dismissed them. Hamas's plan, known to Israeli intelligence as "Jericho Wall," was executed on October 7, resulting in thousands of militants breaching the border, approximately 1,200 people killed, and 251 taken hostage. Now, three years later, "Vav" was invited to a meeting with senior IDF command and presented with a letter of commendation. Zamir described her as a "shining example of intellectual courage and professionalism."
